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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Ghetto commander tell the workers in Riva's shop?
(a) That they needed to find their families.
(b) That they would be relocated within 2 weeks.
(c) That their skill was needed for the resettlement effort.
(d) That they needed to work harder to ensure victory.

2. What was the name of the motherly neighbor Riva talked about?
(a) Mrs. Hemshi.
(b) Mrs. Boruchowich.
(c) Mrs. Yumlek.
(d) Mrs. Avner.

3. Why did Riva refuse to take the letters she wrote with her?
(a) They were needed to tell the story of the ghetto.
(b) To give clues to their mother if she ever returned.
(c) They could be confiscated.
(d) They would be read.

4. What was the name of the boy that came to Riva's house in chapter 16?
(a) Yulek Schwartz.
(b) Yulek Hamsht.
(c) Henry Yuberg.
(d) Moshe Krako.

5. What sentence did Motele receive after being caught?
(a) Twelve days in jail.
(b) Clean the outdoor toilet for two days.
(c) Deportation.
(d) Death.

6. Who did Yulek want to bring with him?
(a) His mother.
(b) Riva.
(c) His sister.
(d) His father.

7. What were Riva and Laibele talking about at the start of Chapter 14?
(a) Poems they learned as children.
(b) The war.
(c) How to find food.
(d) How to escape the ghetto.

8. Who was the commander of the ghetto in which Riva's family was living?
(a) Hans Biebow.
(b) Henry Bolk.
(c) Henrish Ruber.
(d) Karl Eimster.

9. What did Riva say the "one room walk in " became, in Chapter 18?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A deserted place.
(c) Their play area.
(d) A busy place.

10. How long did the trip take?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 9 days.
(d) 6 days.

11. Who was frightened in Yulek's apartment?
(a) His mother.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) Faygele.
(d) Riva.

12. What did Riva suggest she and her two brother do to keep warm?
(a) Turn the central heat on.
(b) Go to bed.
(c) Open a window.
(d) Light a fire.

13. What did Riva say there was a limit to?
(a) The amount of time the Nazi can hold on to the Soviet advance.
(b) The number of time ones can be humiliated.
(c) The amount of soldier the Nazis were capable of sending to the ghetto.
(d) The amount of suffering they could take.

14. What was Riva's building to be used for?
(a) As a hospital.
(b) To make firewood.
(c) To hide escapees.
(d) As a storage area.

15. What did Riva and her brother do the night before the end of the ghetto, according to Chapter 23?
(a) Talk.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Pack.
(d) Play.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Skif?

2. What did Riva do when they entered the "one room walk in"?

3. What was the coat in Chapter 19 made into?

4. What holiday started in Chapter 15?

5. How did Riva's brothers pay for the tailor in Chapter 19?

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